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workshops on systemic
coaching, relationship happiness, resolving family chaos and relationship
bonds. Contact us.
Pain Control
People experiencing pain or reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
may be preoccupied and unable to focus - even on
methods of pain control. We offer a resourceful space for
coaching people in pain to solve their challenges and achieve their goals.
This can provide short-term pain relief.
Long-term Pain Relief
Pain relief has a high priority in systemic coaching. Unrelieved
pain allows undue suffering, and the physical and psychological effect
of pain can be devastating, with consequences of diminished
activity, appetite and sleep, and a general weakening. Pain relief also
helps decrease anxiety before and after surgery, or following some
crisis or emergency situation.
Common ways to relieve pain are to use pharmaceutical or herbal
medications, or self-medications such as alcohol and nicotine. Salicylate
drugs such as
aspirin and acetaminophen are probably the most commonly used. Opiates
such as morphine and heroin are stronger (and similar to the endorphins that
a human body creates). Opiates require medical prescription and supervision,
but due to the psychoactive effects of opiates, people taking them may not be
candidates for Soulwork coaching.
Herbal Medication
Although herbal medications are generally weaker than those from a
pharmacy, many people consider their "naturalness" an advantage. "Natural"
identifies source, not superiority, although the placebo effect of "natural"
medications may balance their lack of pharmaceutical activity.
Herbs can be beneficial ... and can be harmful. Many modern herbalists refer to ancient writings
and to 16th - 17th century texts (such as Gerard and Culpeper) for therapeutic
advice, instead of researching the herbs' botany, chemistry and pharmacology.
Herbal medications used for pain control include black cohosh,
cloves, mandragora, mint, wild ginger and willow.
Drug-free Pain Control
- Acupuncture and Acupressure: In Chinese traditions,
Insertion of needles into specific points in the skin helps to direct the
flow of energies that maintain harmony. Needle punctures may stimulate and release endorphins and affect sensory nerves
in the skin and muscle.
- Aromatherapy: uses various "essential" aromatic oils, often
used in aerosols or with massage. Lavender oil is often used for pain
control.
- Caring: for children, people, pets and plants may
distract a person from their own situation
- Cold: cold water, damp cloths, ice packs etc can reduce
both local
inflammation and pain sensitivity
- Duty: to family, team, organization, community, country etc.
People who value responsibility can forget their pain so as to "do their
duty".
- Humor: Laughter has often been called the best medicine.
Humor can distract and disrupt the subjective world. Laughing can relax
tension, and lead to the release of endorphins, which reduce pain
sensations.
- Hypnosis: deep trance-induction followed by authoritative
post-hypnotic commands
- Massage: Swedish massage, Thai, shiatsu, lomilomi etc can
help to relax and to distract. Local pain can be decreased by surface
stimulation. Common techniques include rapid stroking, kneading and
circular movements. Long, smooth, slow stokes from the head to the lower
back are often utilized for relaxation. Massage is generally safe.
- Metaphor: offering pain control solutions within stories.
- Music: An ancient art used
as a powerful distraction to help relieve pain and promote relaxation
- Prayer: The essence of prayer is faith in your relationship
with a higher power. Physical pain leads to psychological and spiritual
discomfort. Spiritual comfort may be restored through prayer and faith,
alleviating pain.
- Reflexology: A minimal form of Shiatsu that focuses on
your hands and feet, which is relaxing in the same way as massage therapy.
- TENS (transcutaneous electro-nerve
stimulation): Applying electricity through your skin
[ Long-term Pain Relief .
Psychobiology .
Anxiety ]
Please consult a physician regarding the
applicability of any opinions or recommendations about pain,
medical symptoms or medical conditions.
Soulwork Systemic Coaching
We teach many skills in our systemic coaching that are useful for
short-term pain relief. The following are included in our
Health and Pain Control
workshop:
- Dissociation: moving the sense of self outside the body
- Pain Dissociation: moving pain outside the body
- Pain Displacement: moving pain into another part of the body
- Pain Substitution: transforming pain into something else
- Imaginative Transformation: changing beliefs about the source of pain
- Hypnotic-analgesia: suggested anesthesia - local pain control
- Pain Interruption: interrupt or disrupt automatic pain responses
- Pain Reframing: reframe the meaning of pain
- Time Distortion: accelerates the time in pain, or increase
time between pains
- Non-judgment: focus on pain sensations to assist self-control
- Pain Intensity: changing the intensity of pain improves self-control
Systemic coaching offers many methods of
drug-free pain control.
Effective Pain Control without Drugs
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